Nagase Viita Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shimoishii, Kita-ku, Okayama City; Representative Director and President: Naoki Yasuba) announces that during the Board of Directors meeting held on January 17, 2025, the following change in the position of Representative Director and President would be implemented.
Details of Change
Outgoing (effective March 31, 2025)
Naoki Yasuba, Representative Director and President
Incoming (effective April 1, 2025)
Takahiko Mandai, Representative Director and President
(currently Managing Executive Director and Head of Bio Chemicals Division)
Profile of Incoming Representative Director and President
Takahiko Mandai
Date of birth: August 3, 1961 (63 years old)
Birth place: Okayama Prefecture
Education: Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University (class of 1984)
Career History
April 1984 | Joined Hayashibara Co., Ltd. and assigned to Engineering Division |
October 2002 | Chief Director, Production Control Office, Hayashibara Co., Ltd. |
April 2015 | Senior Manager, Okayama Functional Saccharide Plant, Production Division, Hayashibara Co., Ltd. |
April 2017 | Deputy Head, Production Division, Hayashibara Co., Ltd. (Executive Officer) |
April 2018 | Senior Manager, Production Supervisory Department, Production Division, Hayashibara Co., Ltd. (Executive Officer) |
April 2019 | Executive Director and Senior Manager, Production Supervisory Department, Production Division, Hayashibara Co., Ltd. |
November 2020 | Executive Director and Head of Production Division, Hayashibara Co., Ltd. |
April 2023 | Managing Executive Director, Head of Production Division and Head of Bio Chemicals Division, Hayashibara Co., Ltd. |
April 2024 | Managing Executive Director and Head of Bio Chemicals Division, Nagase Viita Co., Ltd. |
(*Note: Company name was changed on April 1, 2024 from Hayashibara Co., Ltd. to Nagase Viita Co., Ltd.)
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